COUNTRY REPORT- NORWAY EUFRIN BOARD - NOV. 2015 Mekjell Meland Nibio Ullensvang
JULY 1, 2015 2
23.11.2015 NIBIO KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE Our future well-being depends on sustainable use of our natural resources. NIBIO aims to be at the forefront of the Green Shift, i.e. the transition from fossile economy to bioeconomy. 3
NIBIO s main areas of expertise: Agriculture and plant health, environment and climate, surveys, land use, genetics, forestry, economics and social sciences 4
NIBIO NIBIO Approx. 725 employees Budget: About 80 mill Euro Research stations and networks in all Norwegian regions 18 sites Extensive international collaboration 5
Nibio is located in the whole country 69 N 58 N 60 N
ADM. DIREKTØR MATPRODUKSJON OG SAMFUNN SKOG- OG UTMARK BIOTEKNOLOGI OG PLANTEHELSE MILJØ OG NATURESSURSER KART OG STATISTIKK Bedriftsøkonom i Treteknologi Soppsykdommer Vannressurser og hydrologi Driftsøkonomi og analyse Politikk og samfunn Teknikk og økonomi Skoghelse Jordkvalitet og biogeokjemi Næringsøkonomi Systemanalyse og landbruksteknologi Miljø og genetikk Skadedyr og ugras Bioteknolog og ressursutnyttelse Arealundersøkelser Korn og frøvekster Landsskogtakser ingen Bioteknologi og molekylærgenetikk Terrestrisk økologi Gårdskart Grøntproduksjon Klimasenter og skogskjøtsel Pesticid og- og naturstoffkjemi Grøntanlegg og miljøteknologi Geomatikk Grovfôr og grovfôrbaserte produksjonssystemer Utmarksressurser og naturbasert næringsutvikling Virus, bakterier og nematoder Jordressurser og arealbruk Landskapsovervåking Kulturlandskap og biologisk mangfold Alger Jordsmonn
23.11.2015 NIBIO FOOD PRODUCTION Food safety and security Innovation in the entire value chain Environment and climate-smart agriculture and food production Plant production, agronomy, soil sciences, ecology Economy and social sciences Cultural landscapes 8
NIBIO PLANT HEALTH AND BIOTECHNOLOGY Plant health in agriculture and forests Food safety - national preparedness Pesticide-, forestry and plant protection Innovative plant protection Genetic engineering and biology Genetics and biotechnology Agricultural weather services 9
FORESTS AND UNCULTIVATED LAND A viable and innovative forest industry Increased production and competitive timber production Forest, forestry and climate Forest genetics and biodiversity Timber technology Forest resources NIBIO 10
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE Integrated approach - production, natural resources and the environment Land, soil, water and forest Climate and environmental monitoring, analyses and measures Environmental Technology Environment and climate-smart agriculture and food production Broad international collaboration 11
NIBIO MAPPING AND STATISTICS Geodata, land resource mapping and geospatial information Social, economic and geographical conditions for bioeconomy Information to authorities, politicians, industry and scientists. Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre 12
NIBIO NIBIO INTERNATIONALLY Norway is a small country, but our research is important on a global scale. NIBIO coordinates several large EU-projects Substantial research programmes in Asia Development in Africa Projects in South-America Cross-boundary collaboration in the Barents Region 13
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE Working areas: Conventional and organic production of following crops Fruit and small fruit, Vegetables, Potato, Green house production 14
MAIN OBJECTIVE R&D : INCREASED PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY FRUIT, POTATOS AND VEGARTABLES IN NORWAY 1. Plant physiology: Understand the plants in order to improve the management 2. Variety testing: Testing of new cultivars from Norwegian and foreign breeding programs 3. Integrated and organic production 4. Post harvest physiology: Expand the sales season for Norwegian grown fruit, vegatables and potatos 5. Innovation. Develop more products together with the Norwegian food industry